Chrysanthemum Tea

Before I came to Japan, my mom packed a lot of food stuffs for me. One of the stuffs was dried chrysanthemum. I learnt from my roommate during university time that it was ok to just dip the dried chrysanthemum in hot boiled water until the smell coming out. For me, the easier the better. 

I had a tea pot with accompanying metal mesh filter. The filter was very convenient. 

1. Take out the desired amount of dried chrysanthemum and put into the filter
2. Clean it with running water to remove any dirts.
3. Put the filter on the tea pot opening
4. Pour boiled water and let it be until the smell of chrysanthemum comes out.
5. Pour the chrysanthemum tea into a glass or cup and add sugar or honey to taste

A nice glass of chrysanthemum tea, minus the hours of boiling!

※ I reuse the chrysanthemum for around 3 to 4 times, after that, the taste will subside. 

Chrysanthemum tea

One Day Trip in Takachiho 高千穂

21st September 2012

Went to Takachiho 高千穂 with colleagues on that day due to company holiday. We departed from Nakatsu early in the morning at 6.30am. To save on toll money, we decided to go on mountain route instead of highway. It was beautiful along the way.

We passed by Mt. Aso and we were near Daikanbo, so we stopped there. Daikanbo was greener than the last time I came. It was early in the morning, only a few bikers were there. After that, we continued our journey.

Daikanbo 大観峰

Thai Green Curry (Pre Packaged Food)

Before I come to Japan, I would have never consider pre packaged food. However, there's no mom cooking here and the only Indian restaurant in Nakatsu is quite far from my apartment. I tried to buy curry powder once from supermarket, however, almost all the curries contained beef fat! I don't eat beef. So, I was so happy when I found a pre packaged Thai Green Curry which contained no beef fat, I grabbed it directly.

pre packaged Thai Green Curry

top: the content of the pre packaged green curry
bottom: with all the added ingredients

Since the quantity was for one meal only and I planned to eat for lunch and dinner, I decided to add vegetables and prawns to the curry and boiled everything. However, it diluted the curry a bit. Anyway, the overall taste was good and fulfilling!

What Google "autocomplete" Recommends in Japan from A to Z - Part 2

On my previous piece, I checked the Google "autocomplete" recommends in Japan from 'A' to 'Z'. 

However, I found that when I typed 'A' in Japanese character, the result was different. So, I changed the keyboard to Japanese IME and rechecked. Almost all the results were same, except for 'A-あ', 'I-い' and 'U-う'. So, below was what the Google "autocomplete" recommends in Japan from 'あ' to 'ｚ'.

What Google "autocomplete" Recommends in Japan from A to Z - Part 1

After the "What Google 'autocomplete' Recommends in Malaysia from A to Z", I searched for the Japan info on the topic. It seems that, on March 2012, Google was ordered by a Japanese court to delete certain terms from autocomplete. This was due to a court case which involved an unidentified man who was concerned that typing in his name linked him with crimes he was not involved with. However, according to the news article, Google said it was reviewing the order, they haven't carried out the court's request. 

Well, anyway, the result of 'autocomplete' for Japan surprised me, I was very unfamiliar with most of the stuffs.